Heard of Delicious? Diigo? No? There are just two of the most popular sites providing social bookmarking services. Social Bookmarking is a method for you to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet. And lucky for us, the good folks at Common Craft have created a simple video to explain what this is all about.
After watching the video, stop by the school’s Delicious and Diigo accounts for some link goodness. The school’s Diigo account is somewhat limited so stop by mine for a better example of what it looks like.
Note: Diigo has special education accounts for teachers and classrooms, so be sure to visit.
Michael J. Elson Social Networking, Tech Links, Technology, del.icio.us, teaching Bookmark Managers, Common Craft, del.icio.us, Diigo, Social bookmarking
MatterMeter is a service where you can share opinions on products, services, and people. Tell others what brands matter and don’t matter to you. You can then see how other people have rated those same brands and whether you agree with them. And, you’ll get to see the overall rating for each brand.
What matters to you on MatterMeter? (MatterMeter).
Michael J. Elson Tech Links, Technology opinions, rating
With all the media attention that Twitter has been getting of late, I am sure many of you have jumped on the bandwagon, but now what?!?
Hop on over to Pistachio and read the latest blog post: Still Don’t Get Twitter? Maybe This Will Help
This very informative posting should give you the necessary tools to jump in. After you get the hang of it, be sure to follow me: @mjelson
Michael J. Elson Off Topic, Professional, Tech Links, Technology help, Twitter
I am very excited to announce our first contact from Schools United. We have joined with a school from Smorgon, Belarus. (See map below)
If you are interested in participating, please email Michael for details. This will prove to be a very exiting experiment, especially during a time when diplomacy with Belarus has been shut down.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Smorgon,+Belarus&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=54.162434,26.279297&spn=20.993585,56.601563&t=h&z=4
Michael J. Elson Tech Links, Technology, teaching international, schools united, teaching
Best Buy is proud to support K-12 schools who have integrated interactive technology into the curriculum to engage students and make learning fun. As a company, Best Buy believes that when technology is used effectively it can inspire children and have a positive impact on their ability to learn.
The Best Buy Teach Award program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren’t able to use hands-on. The purpose of the Best Buy Teach Award program is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology. Please do not be discouraged from applying if your school does not have the most current equipment.
Applications must be completed and submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Eastern DST on October 12, 2008. Awards will be announced on March 2, 2009, at www.BestBuy.com/teach.
Michael J. Elson Tech Links, Technology, teaching education, grants, teaching, Technology
After some technical difficulty, our Dokuwiki is back. Please be sure to update your bookmarks, as it has a new address:
http://www.southamboyteacher.com/wiki/doku.php
Michael J. Elson Tech Links dokuwiki, website, wiki
Need help keeping those New Year Resolutions? I know I sure do. Visit the site below for some great links to some tech tools that can help keep you on track this year. I personally use two of these tools everyday, so I know they help. Give them a try.
Free Tools to Manage New Year’s Resolutions
Michael J. Elson Tech Links, Technology
Recently I have found myself taking a step back from technology when it comes to organizing my life. I seem to be relying more and more on good ol’ paper. As a result, I have created my own paper-based planner. Two websites I found to be integral in this process were:
A Beginners Guide to Making a D*I*Y Planner
Introducing the Hipster PDA
So if you find yourself overwhelmed with technology, or are just looking for a good organizer solution that you can create, stop by these sites for some great ideas.
Michael J. Elson Tech Links, Technology
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